MAN GUILTY OF WELLSVILLE MAN’S DEATH
A Blue Springs, Missouri man has admitted his role in a drug overdose death of a Wellsville man. According to the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, Thursday, August 14th, Joseph Miller plead…
BRIDGE FIX COMING TO 59 HIGHWAY
One of the road and bridge projects Franklin County Public Works will be completing, using funds they received from the auction of five of their older trucks, will be on the bridge…
GARNETT BUDGET HEARING
Garnett City Commissioners will submit a 2026 budget to city residents at a public hearing on Tuesday, August 26th, that proposes $1.5 million in extra spending for the coming year, but manages…
CITY MULLS TAX PROPOSAL WORDING
At their meeting this morning, the Ottawa City Commission heard a presentation on the wording of a renewal of a sales tax that is expiring soon. Commissioners had to decide between a…
CAUBLE DAVIS RUNNING FOR SENATE
Lifelong Kansan, Christie Cauble Davis, will challenge incumbent Roger Marshall for the U. S. Senate. Tuesday, August 19th, Davis announced the launch of her campaign. According to a media release from Davis,…
CITY COMMISSION PREVIEW 2
The Ottawa City Commission meets this morning, August 20th, and one item on their agenda will be a presentation by City Manager, Brian Silcott and City Attorney Blaine Finch to review sample…
CITY COMMISSION PREVIEW
The Ottawa City Commission will meet tomorrow morning, August 20th. At last week’s meeting, the results of the community survey regarding the renewal of a one cent sales tax were revealed. City…
AIRPORT FUN DAY
A great event for the whole family, coming Saturday morning, August 23rd, to the Ottawa Municipal Airport! The annual Airport Fun Day and Fly In. There will be dozens of airplanes and…
THIRD THURSDAY ON MAIN
Ottawa Main Street will host a Back To School Bash in Downtown Ottawa Thursday night, August 21st. It’s all part of their Third Thursday Celebration that happens every month. All kinds of…
SKUNK RUN BOOK SALE
An event brought back last year after being missing for a while, is coming back to Ottawa again this year. The Skunk Run Book Sale. In years past, the sale was held…
USD 290 FUNDRAISERS
The USD 290 Board approved fundraisers for all the schools in the district at Monday night’s meeting. The board passed a policy last year that all fundraisers needed to be approved by…
SCHOOL LUNCH PRECAUTIONS
For many parents, back to school time is celebration time! Many parents are preparing so called ‘brown bag’ lunches for the kids to take to school, although USDA food safety experts don’t…
SEXUAL ASSAULT AT OSAWATOMIE HOSPITAL
The Osawatomie Police Department is investigating a possible sexual assault at the Osawatomie State Hospital. Osawatomie Chief of Police, David Stuteville, confirmed the investigation to KSHB 41 News Reporter, Ryan Gamboa, following…
COUNTY SHERIFF FULLY STAFFED
The Franklin County Sheriff’s office is proud to announce that they are fully staffed. That’s something that was hard to do just a few years ago. Sheriff Jeff Richards says statewide, applicants…
FLUSHING OF WATER LINES BEGINS TODAY
The City of Ottawa’s annual free chlorine burn and hydrant flushing will begin today, and continue for six to eight weeks. The flushing is done in order to provide safe, high quality…
BOOKKEEPER FACES CHARGES
The bookkeeper at Garnett’s Country Mart grocery store faces 17 counts of felony theft in connection with the disappearance of more than $3,000 from the store. The Anderson County Review reports that…
ROOMS GRANT AWARDED IN OTTAWA
Back in mid June, a building owner in downtown Ottawa found out they had been awarded a $50,000 ‘Residential Opportunities On Main Street’, or ‘ROOMS’ grant. The grants are awarded through the…
SEXUAL ASSAULT AT OSAWATOMIE HOSPITAL
The Osawatomie Police Department is investigating a possible sexual assault at the Osawatomie State Hospital. Osawatomie Chief of Police, David Stuteville, confirmed the investigation to KSHB 41 news reporter Ryan Gamboa, following…
LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN NOT ON LIST
Remember the talk about the lesser prairie chicken being put on the threatened or endangered list and how it really irritated Kansas ranchers? Well, the lesser prairie chicken will not be listed…
FARM BUREAU AG AMBASSADORS
The 2025-2026 Franklin County Farm Bureau AG Ambassadors have been announced. They are Emma Cameron from West Franklin High School. She is president of the West Franklin FFA and the daughter of…